Legal mental health charity LawCare has today released the findings of its research study Life in the Law. The research into wellbeing in the profession captured data between October 2020 and January 2021 from over 1,700 legal professionals Read More
The stigma attached to the provision of online legal services and in particular online wills can be traced back to the fundamental misunderstanding of their implementation. Implementing technology into almost every facet of everyone’s Read More
LSB publishes Faculty Office governance report following cooperative review
Today, the Legal Services Board (LSB) published the findings of its review of the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury under the Well-led standard of the LSB’s regulatory performance assessment framework. The Master Read More
Chief executive of the Law Society of England and Wales Paul Tennant will be leaving the organisation at the end of the year. He will join the Abbeyfield Family and take up a new role Read More
Arken.legal, experts in digital estate planning solutions, has made three new hires, just two months after the successful introduction of a four-day working week. Beth Crease has been appointed as Senior Marketing Manager, Tiffany Read More
Entitled Trust and Tax Update: what the latest developments mean for advising clients, the next webinar in Fraser and Fraser’s autumn series will feature John Bunker, consultant, solicitor and chartered tax advisor at JDB Read More
In only 4 weeks’ time, Exizent will be joining the brightest legal practitioners working in wills and probate at the British Wills and Probate Awards 2021. We’re excited to be involved in our first awards as Read More
A landmark survey into the experiences of LGBT+ lawyers and LGBT+ equality in the profession conducted by the Law Society of England and Wales has identified significant progress, but more is needed. “In the last Read More
£167,000 technology investment to address regional inequalities in access to
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has won a further grant from the latest round of Regulators Pioneer Fund (RPF) to help connect those using new legal technologies with those who need their services. The award Read More
Employers in the legal sector have been provided with guidance by the Law Society and Cardiff University, outlining the reasonable adjustments firms and organisations could make to help them recruit and employ disabled staff. It Read More
It is not uncommon for family members to contact The National Will Register after a loved one has passed away after finding themselves in a situation where they are unsure of where the last Will Read More
Watch out – there are several things that can make a Will void, meaning that your wishes will not necessarily be carried out when you die. Up until the beginning of 20th century, many people didn’Read More
A new report from legal software specialist, Access Legal, has identified three key priorities law firms need to consider to achieve commercial success post-pandemic. Whether law firms look to grow or consolidate their position in Read More
Silverstone Auctions return to The NEC Classic Motor Show for the 10th year as the official auction partner for this iconic classic car show event. This long-standing partnership has seen the auction house achieve outstanding Read More
The very best of the paralegal profession was celebrated at the annual National Paralegal Awards hosted live by the Professional Paralegal Register on Thursday. The awards ceremony, which is now in its third year, is Read More
A tie up between an asset management service for executors and a national home buying service will offer executors and beneficiaries the opportunity to agree an immediate purchase offer for probate property. The Property Ladder Read More
The British Wills and Probate Awards, sponsored by Executor Solutions returns on the 21st October 2021. The ceremony will be presented as a hybrid event; with an in-person afternoon awards ceremony simultaneously live streamed via the Read More
The overall value of UK housing stock has risen from £5.67trn to £6.42trn over the last year, with private property wealth reaching a new high of £4.87trn according to figures released by the Equity Release Read More
Meetings between the Government and regulators are set to discuss potential changes to the current redress structure, if the performance of Legal Ombudsman services does not improve. The LSB will hear initial feedback on whether Read More
An Industry Working Group of experts has been formed to improve standards, reliability and security in electronic signatures. The Ministry of Justice has published details of a newly-formed Industry Working Group of experts that aims Read More